METRO SECURITY (GB) PLC
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Cash
£921k
+8.6% vs 2025
Net assets
£2.7m
-5.2% vs 2025
Employees
37
-5.1% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£51k
-155% lowest in 6 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,579,892 | £4,393,172 | £4,784,602 | £5,260,741 | £4,330,478 | £4,293,731 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | £1,053,352 | £536,658 | £446,509 | £640,359 | £110,145 | £402,897 | +265.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,047,862 | £534,028 | £430,329 | £620,116 | £92,065 | -£50,664 | -155% | |
| Net profit | £899,940 | £422,017 | £326,539 | £462,854 | £69,868 | -£93,871 | -234.4% | |
| Cash | £1,724,338 | £1,759,252 | £781,311 | £897,334 | £848,053 | £920,578 | +8.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,248,408 | £2,363,025 | £2,819,196 | £3,084,936 | £2,988,611 | £2,791,872 | -6.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,217,958 | £2,309,605 | £2,468,067 | £2,869,071 | £2,837,719 | £2,690,899 | -5.2% | |
| Equity | £2,217,958 | £2,309,605 | £2,468,067 | £2,869,071 | £2,837,719 | £2,690,899 | -5.2% | |
| Average employees | 36 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 37 | -5.1% | |
| Wages | £1,107,494 | £1,255,950 | £1,391,453 | £1,658,518 | £1,660,378 | £1,549,676 | -6.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £79,090 | £203,753 | £163,708 | -19.7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £99,303 | £97,770 | £59,589 | -39.1% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £32,940 | £31,705 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 29.4% | 12.2% | 9.3% | 12.2% | 2.5% | 9.4% | |
| Net margin | 25.1% | 9.6% | 6.8% | 8.8% | 1.6% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 46.8% | 22.7% | 15.8% | 20.8% | 3.7% | 14.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 36.3% | 35.6% | 6.9% | 34.1% | 31.0% | 27.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.00x | 2.05x | 2.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | 31.62x | 27.56x | 31.63x | 6.00x | 39.63x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- METRO SECURITY (GB) PLC 2005-07-04 → present
- ALARMIST (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED 1991-11-08 → 2005-07-04
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- METRO SECURITY (GB) PLC · parent
- Argus Fire and Security Limited
Significant events
- “During the year, the directors undertook an impairment review of the Company's investment in Argus Fire and Security Limited... and an impairment charge of £444,448 has been recognised in the profit and loss account.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOMOTEY, Michael | Secretary | 2015-01-01 | — | — |
| ROOFE, Neil | Director | 2023-04-24 | Jul 1967 | British |
| WALLACE, Stephanie | Director | 2005-05-01 | Mar 1970 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRESS, Anthony Joseph | Secretary | 2009-12-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| WALLACE, Stephanie | Secretary | 1999-04-21 | 2009-12-01 |
| WALLACE, Trevor Richard | Secretary | 1991-11-08 | 1999-04-21 |
| ELK COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1991-11-08 | 1991-11-08 |
| WALLACE, Brian Leonard | Director | 1991-11-08 | 1999-04-21 |
| WALLACE, Trevor Richard | Director | 1991-11-08 | 2023-01-08 |
| ELK (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1991-11-08 | 1991-11-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Stephanie Wallace | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-01-08 | Active |
| Mr Trevor Richard Wallace | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-07 | Ceased 2023-01-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 128 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-11-28 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-10-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.